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Queen & Ossington

Queen St W & Ossington Ave · Toronto, Ontario · West Queen West · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · West Queen West BIA

In West Queen West, in central Toronto, Queen & Ossington is a moderately travelled crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Exhibition GO 1.0 km away and 15 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
16,054
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 30, 2025
28,625 pedestrians · 2,328 cyclists · #1205 busiest
Collisions
232
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
17 with an injury · 180 property damage · #423 of 5,508 · +15 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 43 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,150 vehicles, about the citywide median. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.8 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 14.5% of vehicle volume, about 19× the typical share. That comes with about 23 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 14.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.9× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 14%, from 125 in 2016–2020 to 107 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Queen & Ossington

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West1 km
Streetcar
501504508505509511 nearest 15 m
TTC bus
6329 nearest 40 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304305363329307
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Ossington Ave; Ossington Ave at Queen St West
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St W / Ossington Ave 62 m · 43 docks · 43 stations, 904 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (15)
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 247 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 611 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 830 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 848 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 854 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 897 m
  • and 9 more
Parks (39)
  • Paul E. Garfinkel Park223 m
  • Joseph Workman Park279 m
  • Osler Playground343 m
  • Lisgar Park439 m
  • Massey Harris Park538 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park545 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 378 m
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.1 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.1 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.1 km
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.3 km
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
Signal
0555, activated 1960 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 58 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 354 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Al Jood, 20 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés58 within 300 m · 354 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Al Jood · 998 Queen St W20 mPassed, Sep 2026
Sweaty Betty's · 13 Ossington Ave32 mPassed, Jul 2024
Icha Tea · 996 Queen St W35 mPassed, Sep 2026
Frankies Bar & Cafe · 994 Queen St W40 mPassed, Jun 2026
Jimmy's Coffee · 15 Ossington Ave51 mPassed, Mar 2026
Mofer Coffee · 1025 Queen St W Unit-761 mPassed, Dec 2025
Centre For Addiction and Mental Health · 1001 Queen St W69 mPassed, May 2026
Out of This World Cafe · 1001 Queen St W69 mPassed, May 2025

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 396 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 208 m away at Paul E. Garfinkel Park.

  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    396 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    428 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    728 m
Drinking water
Paul E. Garfinkel Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 208 m; Joseph Workman Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 298 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,082 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (247 m, 121 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,082 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 14
  • Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care · 49 Givins St
    121 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    247 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    294 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 155 Crawford St
    35 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    398 m
  • Liberty Kids · 125 Western Battery Rd
    18 spaces · toddler, preschool
    507 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (811 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 940 m away.

FireFire Station 331 · 811 m33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 940 m1288 Queen St W

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,051 rental units — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 100 Lower Ossington Ave (39 m, 179 units, 8 storeys, built 2013), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 26 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 79 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings26 · 4,051 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202679 across the 26
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 2024039 m
900 Queen St Wsocial housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 20241280 m
24 Shaw Stsocial housing2009198987 · Aug 20261303 m
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 20261376 m
45 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation29114201091 · Aug 202620413 m
1100 King St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services - Kings Club Residences Inc.506352019100 · Aug 20262 · 1 fire526 m
8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited114193291 · Jul 20250526 m
180 Sudbury Stsocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire570 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots705 lots · ≈27,040 spaces · 81.1 ha
Within 500 m37 lots · ≈1,510 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 2,328 spaces
EV charging (City)1051 Queen Street W · 137 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking135 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 49 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
18 Ossington Ave · Surface65 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface316 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage328 m152 *
45 Abell St · Garage476 m12460% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface577 m3786% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 71 m away, ≈20 spaces (Green P); 72 m away, ≈45 spaces; 142 m away, ≈10 spaces; 156 m away, ≈19 spaces; 177 m away, ≈27 spaces; 187 m away, ≈227 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (483 m, 16 ports); 248 Shaw St (580 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (726 m, 2 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, Sep 30, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,136 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 38% of the total, against 966 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,097 of 2,328). Evening rush dominates here: 1,355 vehicles in the peak hour from 6:15 p.m., against 1,251 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north3,190southbound · 204 bikes · 7.3% heavy
From the west5,762eastbound · 1,097 bikes · 4.5% heavy
Total vehicles16,05428,625 pedestrians · 2,328 cyclists · 5.7% heavy
From the east6,136westbound · 853 bikes · 6.6% heavy
From the south966northbound · 174 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,251 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,355 vehicles from 6:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 30, 2025

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On Ossington Ave between Humbert St and Argyle St, 268 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2024 put the average speed at 30 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,400 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Ossington Ave · Humbert St – Argyle St · 268 mApr 2024 · 3 days8,38930 km/h40 km/h45 km/h
Queen St W · Fennings St – Dovercourt Rd · 269 mNov 2019 · 4 days6,771

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2024, with 39 collisions; 2025 recorded 20. 17 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 43 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 13 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 15 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 14.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions232#423 of 5,508
With an injury17#1059 of 4,660
Property damage only180
Fail to remain43
Involving a pedestrian7#473 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#359 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified35
Since January 2026 (outside the window)15
All since 2014297latest Jun 29, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

16 thefts from vehicles and 15 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 3.6 a year before that. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1630street/outdoor (10), other (4)
Bicycle theft1530apartment parking (6), street/outdoor (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 6, 2025. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see West Queen West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Ossington a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 232 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Queen & Ossington?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1205 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #39 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Ossington?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ossington Ave between Humbert St and Argyle St (April 2024), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Ossington?

The nearest Green P car park is 18 Ossington Ave (65 m away, 20 spaces). The City's mapping shows 705 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,040 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1051 Queen Street W (137 m).

How do I get to Queen & Ossington by transit?

Exhibition GO is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at Ossington Ave, 40 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Ossington?

58 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 354 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Al Jood (20 m), Sweaty Betty's (32 m), Icha Tea (35 m), Frankies Bar & Cafe (40 m) and Jimmy's Coffee (51 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Queen & Ossington?

The nearest is Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 155 Crawford St, 396 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (428 m); Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom (728 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Queen & Ossington?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,082 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (247 m, 121 spaces), Queen Street Childcare Centre (294 m, 49 spaces) and Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (398 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Ossington?

26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,051 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 100 Lower Ossington Ave (39 m, 179 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 900 Queen St W (280 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 24 Shaw St (303 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 55 Lisgar St (376 m, 116 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 26 is 88 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Queen & Ossington?

Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the West Queen West page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Ossington in?

Queen & Ossington is in West Queen West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 162). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the West Queen West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined